...can be a bad thing. There's been a nagging feeling I've had for a while now, in regards to the last two years or so of television. Two years ago I started watching a number of shows which are currently my favorites. But the idea didn't congeal in me until just recently when I saw the season three premiere of Lost, where I realized just how many unanswered questions existed. Also, this past week Linda and I finished watching Surface, an incredible show I wish I'd known about sooner. Well, Surface was cancelled after the first season. On a huge cliffhanger.
Having seen that, I've asked myself... Are there ever any solid resolutions in any of these shows? Honestly, is there a show where all the plot threads have been thoroughly resolved before the show is cancelled? Where a series finale gives a good payoff and a sense of completion? Surface was cancelled before we got to that point. Farscape was cancelled before we got to that point. Firefly was cancelled before we got to that point. At least Farscape and Firefly had movies made which tied things up. Is it too much to hope for that after another couple seasons we'll have satisfactory conclusions to Lost and The 4400? Will Battlestar Galactica ever reach the conclusion of its story arc? Will the colonials reach Earth?
And all the new shows too. Heroes is solidly amongst my favorites after only three episodes, falling in just behind Battlestar Galactica and The 4400 and just ahead of Lost. Will NBC cancel Heroes after the first season? Will Jericho begin to answer at least some questions before I lose interest entirely? I suppose that only time will tell, but I'm getting a bit tired of endless cliffhangers.
Watch the commercials
Buy the whatever-they-are-selling
The show will stay on
Simple